Highway 93S km 20 Bank Stabilization

The current alignment of Highway 93 South occurs near or immediately adjacent to the Vermillion River at many locations. A combination of channel shifts and repeated exposure to high water have resulted in significant bank erosion within and adjacent to areas previously armored. This erosion is now affecting the embankment that supports the highway. The existing armored segments will be extended. This project will involve four sites in Kootenay National Park located 20.0 km-21.2 km south of the Highway 1 and 93 South junction.
This project will see the addition of 1175 square meters of bank armoring above high water. An estimated 670 m2 of the rip rapping will be placed below the High Water Mark. The distance from the road edge to the top of the armored embankment ranges from 0 to <15 meters. Work will be completed from the paved highway where possible. Where the High Water Mark is further from the highway, machines will move off of the highway to place the rip rap.

Disclaimer

This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

 

Latest update

July 16, 2022 – The public comment period on the project is closed. Parks Canada is considering comments received to help inform its determination on whether the carrying out of the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

Participate

Key documents

Key documents
Document Number Document Title File Date
1 New project being assessed by Parks Canada - Public comments invited from June 16 to July 16 2022 - May 26, 2022

Contacts

Kootenay National Park
P.O. Box 220
Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia V0A 1M0
Email: noelle.summers@pc.gc.ca


  • Location

    • Kootenay National Park (British Columbia)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Highways and Roads

  • Assessment Status

    In progress

  • Start Date

    2022-06-16

  • Proponent

    Parks Canada

  • Authorities

    • Parks Canada Agency

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    83665

Nearby assessments

...within 200 kilometres
Report a problem on this page
Date modified: